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From studying the pigeons and their photographs, I found that none of my study works fitted my specification. So I made a new sketch using those of my study works as my source of data. I chose to draw the pigeon at 45 degrees diagonally and made the wings spread to a certain width in a soaring position. If the spread of the wings was too wide it would result in a picture of a pigeon gliding in the sky, which was not my concept in painting the picture. Significantly, I cut out some unnecessary factual details and made the lines sweet and flowing like those of Thai paintings, making the pigeon more idealistic. (Figure 3) When I obtained the sketch I desired, I used watercolor and color pencil to paint a 27 x 32 cm. painting on paper, starting with painting the whole area in blue first to show the vast sky, leaving a white space for the body of the pigeon. Then I used color pencil to draw over every part of the picture to emphasize the atmosphere and harmony within the picture. This served to suggest that the radiant white pigeon was soaring up to the sky with a happy frame of mind, with no need to fight or quarrel with fellow birds or other animals any longer, rendering a feeling of peace and freedom at the same time. (Figure 4) The picture of a radiant white pigeon soaring up to the sky with a joyous mind contains soft and sweet flowing lines in the style of Thai painting. It is the picture of an ideal pigeon that conveys the concept of “Peace.” Nevertheless, “Peace” is not an idealistic concept or belongs to any one nation. All of us can turn this idea into reality if we only cooperate to make it happen. Figure 3 Sketch of flying pigeons for “Peace,” 12 x 12 cm. Figure 4 “Peace”, 2010. Watercolor and color pencil on paper, 27 x 32 cm. iv